Shakey's, 70's-80's+, Highland Indiana

Hammond Circus Train Wreck – occurred on June 22, 1918 during World War 1 and was one of the worst train wrecks in US history. Eighty-six people were reported to have died and another 127 were injured when a locomotive engineer fell asleep and ran his train into the rear of another near Hammond, Indiana.

Ridge Road Drive-In, Griffith, IN - Photo from the Sun Journal newspaper. I copied this from the Hammond Public Library in 2006.

Hohman ave

Hohman ave

Drive in

Hammond High School

Thomas A. Edison Elementary School(1937, Hammond,IN). Designed by George Elmslie, who partnered with architect William S. Hutton on this Prairie School of Architecture style building. As with most buildings this style, the ornament reflected the style's interest in geometry and nature. The building was demolished in 1991. City Museum has a large cross-section of ornament from this building on display.

Goldblatts Department Store

hammond indiana - AT&T Yahoo Image Search Results This photo may say 1971, but I remember this stretch of Hohman Avenue still looking like this in 1988- only thing changed was the cars people drove.

This photo is the Newberry store in Woodmar Mall in Hammond, Indiana and is dated November 1965. That's "before my time" but I remember the store still had the "Toyland" sign in the 1970s. They had a really awesome lunch counter that served a great grilled cheese. Newberry's was where I got most of my Matchbox toy cars as well. The store closed in 1975 and was replaced with the Court of Lions.

The Woodmar Shopping Center, was once a Great Place to go. Now all torn Down except for the old Carson's Building

Hohman Street North Hammond Indiana 1910s postcard

Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, Indiana, where my family are buried.

1908 Hammond, Indiana Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus